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ASTA is among a number of travel industry groups to praise Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd.'s announcement that it will end its relationships with card mills. "We appreciate that [your] actions once again demonstrate the value of the travel agency distribution system as well as the importance of promoting industry integrity," ASTA wrote in a letter to the cruise line's executives. "[This] announcement is good news to legitimate travel sellers whose businesses depend upon consumer trust and to consumers who look to their travel agent for expert and professional service."

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